Greek Gods pen & ink

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Part 1: Get to know the ancient Greek architecture and their influence nowadays

Part 2: 

Get to know the Gods of the Greek mythology and their story

Part 3: Make a quadriptych(vierluik) of the ancient Greek architecture and their gods with pen and ink

About the project

• You can tell something about classical architecture
• You can tell something about the interior and exterior of a building
• You can tell what interior and floorplan are in your own words
• You know important elements of the temple: pillars, tympanum, architrave and arcade
• You can draw the pillar styles doric, ionic and corinthian

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Architecture

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Architecture

National garden Athens

Akropolis

Architecture or structure design has to do with everything that is build, including churches, factories, warehouses, homes, furniture, offices and bridges. But also urban, garden and park constructions.

Villa Rotunda

Lets have look at the meaning of architecture 

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Architecture

A. Palladio: Villa Rotunda, Italy

The outside wall of a buiding: the front side. 

The architect puts the most attention in this, because it is the first thing you see.

Facade

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The inside of a buiding.  

The round room in the middle of Villa Rotunda is topped by a dome (a roof in the shape of a half circle). In the exterior photo, the dome is not visible. 

Interior

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Architecture

A floorplan is a bird eye's view of a building and clearly shows the layout of the interior.

On the floorplan of Villa Rotundu you can see it is a square building with stairs on all four sides. In the middle is the room.

Floor plan

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Greek and Roman temples are the model for many villas and government buildings built from 1750 onwards. 

Classical architecture

By the British Museum in London you recognize the classical style at once. The front facade always has: 

- a colunnade

- a tympanum and

- an architrave.

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Colunnade

The colonnade is made up of columns (vertical uprights) that sup­port the roof. They are long and round, and consist of a base (ped­estal), shaft (column) and capita/ (crown). The ancient Greeks and Romans had different types of columns, each to fit a particular ar­chitectural style. 

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Tympanum

The tympanum is the triangular gable that finishes off the roof on the front of the building. The tympanum rests on the capitals, the crowns carved out of stone that mark the top of columns. The tym­panum is decorated with (bas-relief) sculptures that tel1 you about the function of the building and what you can expect inside. 

British museum

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Architrave 

The architrave is the horizontal beam that rests on the top of the pillars. In the classica! temple the architrave carries the roof.

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Arcade 

The word arcade comes from the Latin for bow, 'arcus'.

 

An arcade is a passage under an arch or row of arches. lt is also known as a gallery. Arcades were and are used in churches and roofed cloisters and shopping corridors. They protect you against the burning sun or the rain. 

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Pillars

Pillars are similar to columns, but are not always round. Sometimes they seem to be bundled together or they are square. You see them in churches, modern construttions and bridges and viaducts. 

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Architecture

Assignment 1

Draw with a pencil the style of the pillars on your worksheet.  

• You can tell what the purpose is of the Greek temples
• You recognize the gods from the Greek mythology by their characters
• You can tell the story of the greek mythology in big lines
• You can think of a story for a quadriptych of greek mythology and architecture and draw this

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Greek Mythology

Purpose of the Greek temples:

Temples sacred spaces emerged as pivotal locations for worship, rituals, and community gatherings. They were focal points where the divine met the mortal. 

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Greek mythology

• Pencil or pen
• Piece of paper

Be prepared, grab your: 

And make notes of the characteristics and family tree of the Gods

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Greek mythology

Who are the Gods?

Make the family tree of Jupiter/Zeus

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Mercurius/Hermes

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Jupiter/Zeus

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Neptunes/Poseidon

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Minerva/Athena

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Apollo

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Diana/Artemis

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Ceres/Demeter

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Pluto/Hades

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Hestia/Vesta

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Bacchus/Dyonisos

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Juno/Hera

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Venus/Aphrodite

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Mars/Ares

Which Greek God is depicted here?

Vulcanos/Hepaistos

Step 1: Make groups of 4

Step 2: Think of 4 scenes of the Greek mythology

Step 3: Sketch each scene on A4 paper

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Greek mythology

Assignment 1: 

Making the quadriptych

Tip: use the sheet ancient greek elements for inspiration!

Learning aim check:

• Do you see the the influence of Greek and Roman architecture in the contemporary architecture?
• Could you draw Greek God(s) in a scene, with only the characteristics and your own fantasy?

• You know how to use pen and ink
  
• You can make basic strokes with pen and ink

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Pen & Ink

Instructions on next page

Assignment 1:

Make different structures

Step 1: Draw at least 12 squares. Use your ruler 

Step 2: Fill the squares with structures

Focus:

• Try to work neat
• Create new structures
• Learn from your mistakes and try to solve them with your creativity

Assignment 2:

From dark to light

Step 1:

Draw at least 5 strokes on your paper. 

Step 2:

Fill the strokes with structures to create a transition from light to dark

Focus:

• Try to work neat
• Use the most various structures(lines, dots cross lines etc.)

Assignment 3:

Practice elements with ink

Step 1:

Grab your sketches of the mythological scenes

Step 2:

Sketch on A4-paper at least 3 elements seperately to practice with pen and ink

Step 3:

Make use of what you have learned about light and dark

Assignment 4:

Make the quadriptych

Step 1:

Draw your sketch of the Greek God(s) lightly on A4 drawing paper

Step 2:

Trace the pencil lines with pen and ink

Step 3:

Add shadow